Contract Marriage: Love Has Finally Arrived-Chapter 527 - 528: Time to Meet the Parents!

Qin Sijue also slightly turned his head, the corner of his lips lightly curling into a shallow arc, "It’s time to meet the in-laws."

His seemingly flippant tone belied the loneliness and pain deep in his eyes, which Gu Qiangwei sharply captured.

Turning her head, she looked again at the tombstones of Qin Chengyan and An Zhiya, feeling a heavy weight in her heart.

Regardless of the icy ground, she knelt down.

Qin Sijue knelt beside her, his narrow eyes staring fixedly at his parents’ tombstone.

Meanwhile, Qin Feimo and Feng Jinglei also walked over, holding joss paper in their hands.

"It’s okay for you to stand."

Feng Jinglei was about to kneel, but Qin Feimo stopped her.

She was in her sixth month of pregnancy, about to give birth.

Qin Feimo lit incense for everyone, three sticks each, for the parents of Qin Sijue, his own parents, and the ancestors of the Qin Family.

Throughout the process, Gu Qiangwei was very serious, not daring to show even a slight bit of disrespect.

By the time they stood up, her knees were soaked through with icy water.

"Let’s go inside."

After finishing with the incense, the four of them went back into the house.

It didn’t matter much that the men’s knees were a bit wet, but Gu Qiangwei’s knees were considerably damper.

Qin Sijue looked at her and couldn’t help but ask softly, "Are you cold?"

"Not cold, just a little bit, it’s nothing!" She wasn’t a pampered young lady; her body wasn’t that delicate!

"Go, bring the heater!"

It was the elderly lady who spoke. As soon as she finished, Qin Sijue hastily went upstairs, brought out the heater, and started drying Gu Qiangwei’s clothes.

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All day, Gu Qiangwei stayed at the Commander Residence with Qin Sijue, the entire mansion festive and lively.

Toward the evening, the elder Mrs. Qin had all the servants take a holiday. After the servants left, they found that four red lanterns had not been hung upstairs and downstairs.

With no other option, Qin Sijue and Qin Feimo had to hang them themselves.

"Like this?"

"No, a bit higher!"

Between Roman columns, the two brothers each stood on a ladder hanging lanterns, while Gu Qiangwei and Feng Jinglei stood below, gauging the alignment.

"Like this?"

"No, a bit lower."

"How about now?"

"Perfect!"

Having aligned the heights properly, the brothers began to fix the lanterns securely in place before hanging them.

Watching this harmonious scene, Gu Qiangwei’s gaze seemed a bit distant...

Ever since her mother disappeared, she hadn’t felt the atmosphere of the New Year for many years.

At the Gu Family home, during the New Year, life was no different for her, as Chen Peifang didn’t like her and Gu Zhendong was busy working late into the night.

Then, there was just the New Year’s Eve dinner, and there were no red packets to be received.

"Hey? What are you thinking about?"

All the lanterns were hung, and Qin Sijue came down, only to find her staring blankly into space.

At his gentle call, Gu Qiangwei snapped back to reality, her lips curling into a smile, "Nothing."

He wrapped his arms around her, and the four of them went upstairs together, hanging the other two lanterns on the balcony of the second floor.

With everything busy taken care of, it was time for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

The family sat together, with Qin Guozhong taking the seat of honor as the eldest. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

"Oh, this year has been the most fulfilling year for our Qin Family. Seeing both of you setting up families and establishing yourselves, grandma and grandpa can finally rest easy!"

As the elderly lady spoke, looking at the two young couples at the table, she couldn’t help but become a bit teary-eyed.

Throughout, Gu Qiangwei felt like she was sitting on pins and needles, very uncomfortable.

The whole day, she felt as though she were performing under the watchful eyes of Qin Guozhong, uneasy with everything she did.

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